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ArticleBMC public health2023

Interventions to support mental health in people with long COVID: a scoping review.

Hiyam Al-Jabr, Lisa D Hawke, David R Thompson, Andrew Clifton, Mark Shenton, David J Castle, Chantal F Ski

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Article in BMC public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Long COVID Optimal Health Programme to Enhance Mental and Physical Health: A Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Hiyam Al-JabrIntegrated Care Academy, University of Suffolk, Ipswich, UK.
Lisa D HawkeCentre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada.
David R ThompsonSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK. david.thompson@qub.ac.uk.
Andrew CliftonIntegrated Care Academy, University of Suffolk, Ipswich, UK.
Mark ShentonIntegrated Care Academy, University of Suffolk, Ipswich, UK.
David J CastleCentre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Canada.
Chantal F SkiSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
University of Suffolk · GBCentre for Addiction and Mental Health · CAQueen's University Belfast · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionLong COVID (LC) is a multisystem disease with symptoms lasting weeks or months beyond the acute COVID-19 infection. Several manifestations are reported by people with LC, including effects on mental health, with varying degrees of psychological distress and disturbances to daily activities. Research conducted to identify effective interventions to support mental health among people with LC has been limited by the breadth and scope of studies.

aimThis review aims to identify interventions being tested to support mental health of people with LC.

methodsA scoping review was conducted by searching five databases for articles published between January 2020 and early October 2022 to identify research evaluating interventions focused on improving mental health symptoms associated with LC. Results from all sources were checked for eligibility by two reviewers, and agreements were resolved by discussion. Gray literature and reference list of included studies and relevant reviews were scrutinised to identify any additional studies. Data extraction was conducted by one reviewer and checked by another reviewer for accuracy.

resultsOf the 940 studies identified, 17 were included, the design of which varied but included mainly case studies (n = 6) and clinical trials (n = 5). Several interventions were described, ranging from single interventions (e.g., pharmacologic) to more holistic, comprehensive suites of services (pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic). Several mental health outcomes were measured, mostly anxiety and depression. All included studies were reported to be associated with improvements in participants' mental health outcomes.

conclusionThis scoping review identified studies reporting on a variety of interventions to support mental health among people with LC. Although positive changes were reported by all studies, some were case studies and thus their findings must be interpreted with caution. There is a need for more research to be conducted to identify the impact of interventions on mental health of people with LC.

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COVID-19Mental DisordersAnxietyHumansMental HealthPost-Acute COVID-19 SyndromeCOVID-19Integrated careLong COVIDMental healthOptimal Health Programme

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PMID37340400
PMCPMC10280822
OpenAlexW4381334802

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